Abby Hornacek Is 2019 TVNewser March Madness Bracket Challenge Champion

The University of Virginia is your 2019 NCAA men’s basketball champions. But perhaps more importantly, Fox Nation host Abby Hornacek went wire-to-wire, and is your 2019 TVNewser March Madness Bracket Challenge champion.

In what appears to be Bracket Challenge first, Hornacek was in first place after every round of the tournament, and finished with 141 points.

How’d she do it?

“I would say through blood, sweat, tears and my psychic abilities,” Hornacek told TVNewser. “Just kidding! This was actually the first year I made decisions based more on a feeling than stats. I looked at who had heart throughout the season and tried to predict how they’d perform under pressure in the tournament. I realized instinct will almost always outweigh analytics.”

She added: “I’d like to thank everyone in the bracket for giving me such great competition throughout March Madness, and I humbly accept bragging rights for the entire year.

In all seriousness, it was a blast to be included in the bracket with amazingly talented people within the industry. I’m a sports girl at heart, so I loved being a part of some friendly competition. I’m already looking forward to next year!”

Hornacek’s new show Park’d with Abby Hornacek debuts April 25 on Fox Nation.

There were four participants who chose UVA to win it all, including Hornacek. The Weather Channel on-air meteorologist Alex Wilson finished in second place with 134 points, CNBC Power Lunch co-anchor Tyler Mathisen (127 points) and Fox News correspondent Kristin Fisher (113 points) followed.

Fox News sports reporter Jared Max, CNBC Squawk on the Street / Closing Bell anchor Sara Eisen, NBC chief White House correspondent Hallie Jackson, PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, NBC News Saturday Today co-host and White House correspondent Peter Alexander, and TWC on-air meteorologist Paul Goodloe round out the top ten.

RANK	TEAM NAME	SCORE	CORRECT	BEST SCORE	BEST CORRECT	CHAMPION
STANDINGS
1	Abby Hornacek	141	52	141	52	Virginia (157)
2	Alex Wilson	134	46	134	46	Virginia (138)
3	Tyler Mathisen	127	45	127	45	Virginia (124)
4	Kristin Fisher	113	37	113	37	Virginia (141)
5	Jared Max	97	46	97	46	Gonzaga (142)
6	sara eisen	95	44	95	44	Duke (168)
7	Hallie Jackson	92	46	92	46	N. Carolina (128)
8	Judy Woodruff	92	43	92	43	Duke (222)
9	PETER ALEXANDER	89	47	89	47	Gonzaga (156)
10	Paul Goodloe	88	45	88	45	N. Carolina (123)
11	Edward Lawrence	86	43	86	43	N. Carolina (169)
12	Kasie Hunt	86	45	86	45	Michigan (112)
13	Brian Sullivan	84	42	84	42	N. Carolina (145)
14	kevin corke	82	43	82	43	Gonzaga (149)
15	Tom Keene	78	40	78	40	N. Carolina (154)
16	Joe Kernen	78	42	78	42	N. Carolina (129)
17	A.J. Katz (TVNewser)	77	44	77	44	Duke (152)
18	Liz Claman	76	40	76	40	Gonzaga (158)
19	Dominic Chu	76	42	76	42	Kentucky (129)
20	Todd Piro	76	40	76	40	Duke (77)
21	Brian Steel	75	41	75	41	N. Carolina (142)
22	Becky Quick	73	42	73	42	Duke (152)
23	Alex Wallace	72	43	72	43	Duke (159)
24	matt quayle	72	41	72	41	Gonzaga (145)
25	Andrew Sorkin	70	42	70	42	Duke (143)
26	Melissa Knowles	70	42	70	42	Duke (123)
27	Dylan Dreyer	69	39	69	39	LSU (151)
28	Michael Rancilio	68	37	68	37	Michigan St. (138)
29	Craig Melvin	67	40	67	40	Wofford (150)
30	Peter Doocy	67	41	67	41	Villanova (175)
31	J Kelly	67	35	67	35	Gonzaga (142)
32	janelle rodriguez	66	40	66	40	Duke (151)
33	John Berman	66	39	66	39	Duke (146)
34	Scarlet Fu	64	40	64	40	Gonzaga (148)
35	Jonathan Ferro	64	40	64	40	Gonzaga (147)
36	bob van dillen	64	39	64	39	N. Carolina (123)
37	Trey Yingst	61	39	61	39	Duke (162)
38	Todd Bonin	61	39	61	39	Gonzaga (139)
39	Susan Li	59	37	59	37	Duke (133)
40	Willie Geist	57	33	57	33	Duke (151)
41	Dianne Gallagher	57	36	57	36	N. Carolina (141)
42	Stephanie Abrams	57	33	57	33	Florida (137)
43	Dan Colarusso	56	38	56	38	Michigan (135)
44	Lynn Smith	55	34	55	34	Maryland (135)
45	Stuart Varney	54	34	54	34	Duke (152)
46	Jessica Golden	47	28	47	28	N. Carolina (150)
47	Vonnie Quinn	47	30	47	30	Ohio St. (261)